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Old Jun 18, 2020 | 09:57 AM
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Has anyone mounted their holley dominator and distribution blocks somewhere in the back seat? I was thinking about making a rear seat delete that has a hidden enclosure that can be accessed/uncovered and then mounting the holley stuff under it. I want to be able to access everything easily without pulling the dash apart to get to it. I'm assuming wires on the harness would have to be elongated as most of the mounting locations I've seen have been on the firewall or on a metal sheet fastened to the passenger side cage door bar/floor bar.
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Old Jun 18, 2020 | 10:01 AM
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Funny, was thinking same thing yesterday... I was looking at the 558-126 15' main harness to move mine...
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That would probably be long enough. If you go this route please post pics of how you fabricated it. I was thinking light mdf board and some gray speaker box carpet.
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Old Jun 18, 2020 | 10:11 AM
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I was thinking aluminum to be lighter.. but was also considering fabricating a panel with hinges that drops down in place of the passenger kick panel.. probably be a winter project.
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In my '81 Camaro I mounted the Dominator under the carpeting of the passenger footwell. It is invisible there and still easily reachable.

The first picture shows it sitting on the floor during the initial testing . The second picture shows it mounted to the footwell with the excess harness draped around it and clamped into position. The silver is Dynamat heat protection. The carpet is folded up and ready to cover it all. My battery is in the trunk and the supplied power harness reached it fine; it runs under the rocker covers, under the rear seat and into the trunk. The big red cable is my main battery cable going to engine compartment.



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Old Jun 21, 2020 | 06:25 AM
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Buy the harness unterminated...............
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Old Jun 21, 2020 | 03:25 PM
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Buy the harness unterminated...............
I thought of that, but I didn't want to procure all the different connectors and pins, and then have to crimp everything to assemble.
Out of sight out of mind now.
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Buy the harness unterminated...............
This option is not for the faint of heart...

Andrew
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Originally Posted by Project GatTagO
This option is not for the faint of heart...

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How many wires need re-pinned? Cant be much more than doing a fuse/relay box relocation and repining all those wires.
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the 15' harness I was looking at has the ECU connectors and I thought to keep my injector and coil harnesses intact, so just the main connector for those. and my Trans harness i was going to run under the console and through the floor for a cleaner look.
I don't think it would be too bad... What else you got to do all winter
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Originally Posted by 5.7stroker
How many wires need re-pinned? Cant be much more than doing a fuse/relay box relocation and repining all those wires.
The 558-126 unterminated harness doesn't have any connectors for any of the engine side wires. So all of the sensor connectors need to be added and properly terminated. You also need to be aware whether your engine is gen 3 or gen 4, because there are voltage differences for numerous sensors.

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Originally Posted by JimTA
the 15' harness I was looking at has the ECU connectors and I thought to keep my injector and coil harnesses intact, so just the main connector for those. and my Trans harness i was going to run under the console and through the floor for a cleaner look.
I don't think it would be too bad... What else you got to do all winter
The Dominator trans harness is a separate harness and is not part of the main unterminated harness.

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I was planning on getting all this but it looks like I'll have to verify part numbers to ensure certain harnesses are not terminated. Did you guys buy all these harnesses or did you make your own on some of them?

Main Power Harness Part# 558-308
Connector J1A/B Input/Outputs Auxiliary Harness Part# 558-400
V8 over Manifold, Bosch Style Injector Harness Part# 558-200
LS2/3/7+ (58x/4x) Engine Main Harness Part# 558-103
558-201 LSX INJECTOR HARNESS - FOR EV6 STYLE INJECTORS
558-405 GM 4L60/80E TRANSMISSION HARNESS
Duel Wideband harness 558-401
LS3 map sensor adapter harness 558-416

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553-106 HOLLEY EFI DIGITAL DASH
VK080022 LS2 / LS3 / LS7 (58X/4X) Dominator EFI Kit
100 PSI Stainless Pressure Sensor Part# 554-102 Included Qty: 3
LSU4 Bosch Wideband Part# 554-101 Included Qty: 1
Dominator EFI ECU Part# 554-114
3 Port Solenoid Valve Part# 557-200 Included Qty: 2
554-100 NTK WIDEBAND OXYGEN SENSOR

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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 01:55 PM
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The top list looks about right, except I don't think you need the 558-200 when you have the 558-201.
Obviously you don't need the VK080022 if you buy the items separately. That kit did not work for me because it included parts I wouldn't use and the discount was minimal or perhaps none at all.
I think you will want (need?) two of the Wideband O2 sensors.
I also bought the dual-throttle-body harness.
Shop around, IIRC I bought most everything including the main Dominator from a high-reputation ebay seller for 10% below Summit's pricing
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Old Jun 24, 2020 | 02:04 PM
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Ya there are vendors on facebook with deals for sure. I thought you couldn’t do dual wideband on the holley? Maybe it was the terminator X and not the Dominator that could only do single band? Too bad the common Bosh wideband sensors won’t work with the holley.
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Originally Posted by 5.7stroker
Ya there are vendors on facebook with deals for sure. I thought you couldn’t do dual wideband on the holley? Maybe it was the terminator X and not the Dominator that could only do single band? Too bad the common Bosh wideband sensors won’t work with the holley.

The Bosch is an option or the NTK with the dominator the way I read.. but I think for Dominator the Bosch is Holley specific whereas for Terminator it is the universal 4.9.. maybe that is what you meant.
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Originally Posted by JimTA
The Bosch is an option or the NTK with the dominator the way I read.. but I think for Dominator the Bosch is Holley specific whereas for Terminator it is the universal 4.9.. maybe that is what you meant.
I believe that is correct. I was told I couldn’t use my Bosch 4.9 with the dominator.
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Originally Posted by 5.7stroker
Ya there are vendors on facebook with deals for sure. I thought you couldn’t do dual wideband on the holley? Maybe it was the terminator X and not the Dominator that could only do single band? Too bad the common Bosh wideband sensors won’t work with the holley.
You definitely can and probably should run two widebands with the Holley even though the main LS harnesses only have connection for one. For the 2nd wideband Holley has a special I/O harness #558-401 with a wideband connector and many unterminated I/O lines. This might be an alternative to the 558-400 you listed. The Holley display systems show the AF ratio of both widebands.
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Originally Posted by mrvedit
The top list looks about right, except I don't think you need the 558-200 when you have the 558-201.
Obviously you don't need the VK080022 if you buy the items separately. That kit did not work for me because it included parts I wouldn't use and the discount was minimal or perhaps none at all.
I think you will want (need?) two of the Wideband O2 sensors.
I also bought the dual-throttle-body harness.
Shop around, IIRC I bought most everything including the main Dominator from a high-reputation ebay seller for 10% below Summit's pricing
Price isnt everything when purchasing an EFI system. Support after the sale is huge if you have any issues or need tech support. I may not be the cheapest but can 99% of the time price match any legit dealer but instead of tying to sell it the cheapest I just offer more with the product like a free base tune with dominator systems for example. Since I sell, install and tune these systems daily I can provide first hand tech support vs someone just reading some notes on a screen. Also if someone isnt an authorized dealer you wont have proof of purchase for warranty. If there is an issue with a product we handle it vs you sitting on hold trying to handle it yourself. Just some things to think about before spending thousands of dollars on an efi system.
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Originally Posted by Project GatTagO
The 558-126 unterminated harness doesn't have any connectors for any of the engine side wires. So all of the sensor connectors need to be added and properly terminated. You also need to be aware whether your engine is gen 3 or gen 4, because there are voltage differences for numerous sensors.

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Definitely going with a gen iv block. 58x

Originally Posted by mrvedit
The top list looks about right, except I don't think you need the 558-200 when you have the 558-201.
Obviously you don't need the VK080022 if you buy the items separately. That kit did not work for me because it included parts I wouldn't use and the discount was minimal or perhaps none at all.
I think you will want (need?) two of the Wideband O2 sensors.
I also bought the dual-throttle-body harness.
Shop around, IIRC I bought most everything including the main Dominator from a high-reputation ebay seller for 10% below Summit's pricing
Correct. I had listed both wideband harnesses because I wasn't sure which one I was going to go with. Which items from the VK080022 did you identify that you would wind up not using?
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